Original Items. One-of-a-Kind. This is a tremendous piece of Bob Hope memorabilia, an escort tag for one of his 1969 Vietnam Shows, with a very cute drawing of Bob Hope’s head. Also included is a cap to the escort who was a 3rd Armored Division Veteran. The pieces came together so we are assuming they’re to the same person.

The escort tag is pink in color and is laminated to preserve the drawing. The tag reads:

BOB HOPE
SHOW
ESCORT
1969

The tag retains its original metal clip. It measures 2½ x 4½”.

The baseball cap has 3AD embroidered onto the front, with palm trees on both sides.

The back of the cap reads:

3390 S.W.
SHERYL ULIMAN 
4133 BW
ANDERSON AFB
GUAM - 1969

The elastic band on the back is heavily worn but the blue cap is in good shape overall. Sheryl Uliman may be the name of the soldier or a reference. Great piece.

This is a fantastic pair of items to a Bob Hope Escort, with one of the coolest tags we have ever seen. Comes ready for further research and display.

Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope KBE, KC*SG, KSS, was an American comedian, actor, and entertainer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films—54 in which he starred. These included a series of seven "Road to ..." musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner.

In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, Hope appeared in many stage productions and television roles and wrote 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune.

Hope was born in the Eltham district of southeast London. He arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four, and grew up near Cleveland, Ohio. After a brief stint in the late 1910s as a boxer, Hope began his career in show business in the early 1920s, initially as a comedian and dancer on the vaudeville circuit, before acting on Broadway. Hope began appearing on radio and in films starting in 1934. He was praised for his comedic timing, specializing in one-liners and rapid-fire delivery of jokes that were often self-deprecating. He helped establish modern American stand-up comedy.

Between 1941 and 1991, Hope made 57 tours for the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining active duty U.S. military personnel around the world. In 1997, the United States Congress passed a bill that made Hope an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces. Hope appeared in numerous television specials for NBC during his career and was one of the first users of cue cards.

Hope retired from public life in 1998 and died on July 27, 2003, at the age of 100.